New Bard: Will I be despised if I Swarm Kite?

[Benjord]

I'm considering coming back to EQ after a 16 year absence and love the Project_1999 concept. I used to be a Bard, and I'd really like to try it again.

However, I've been researching online regarding various Pros and Cons of Project_1999, and I was quite surprised to see how many times I ran across comments like "I hate Bards who Swarm Kite".

Why is that?

I honestly don't remember that being a problem with other players back in the day. Maybe I was oblivious at the time? But I have no recollection of people being pissed-off when I would swarm-kite with my Bard back in 2001.

Have perceptions changed for some reason? Maybe there aren't as many mobs in Project_1999 compared with the original EQ, and as a result the players don't like Bards "hogging" all the mobs for themselves?

I don't know. It just seemed like Swarm-Kiting was a legitimate strategy for the Bard, but if everyone is going to be pissed-off all the time, perhaps I should consider a different class instead?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!